Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
46,931,905 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 46,931,634 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
46,931,634 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 46,931,905 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 563,182,860 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 563,179,605 KWD per year, or 46,931,634 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 489969088
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 458994031
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 453362202
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 433650478
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 329461973
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 324137926
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 315383033
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 307297461
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 298005301
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 297473829
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 296238522
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 291734142
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 291453964
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 288475232
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 284410161
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 281647461
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 275569068
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 273007065
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 270332320
52.0%
19
France
KWD 232607414
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 210518858
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 207368629
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 202748573
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 300187232
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 261720506
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 506862486
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 467442781
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 439285260
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 380712750
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 366069368
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 366070231
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 366073091
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 349644838
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 343544814
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 337917452
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 332278223
41.0%
11
China
KWD 309759293
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 303523322
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 298492815
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 293589292
47.9%
15
India
KWD 64872536
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 498462687
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 408307746
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 378039972
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 375926600
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 366070339
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 366068857
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 364099464
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 344951920
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 343535279
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 342063118
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 337917202
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 321280297
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 409715584
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 394228157
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 384273379
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 383077019
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 372545768
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 366069537
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 346357548
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 342894262
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 341282748
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 337910067
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 309753624
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 309751669
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 563178442
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 563179605
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 557548292
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 535023717
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 535023717
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 518128231
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 422387230
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 328003388
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 281598944
50.0%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.